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Ravenala madagascariensis
This stately "tree" is not a palm or a banana tree but a member of the bird-of-paradise plant family Strelitziaceae. Ravenala madagascariensis is the sole member of the genus Ravenala. It supposedly gets its common name because rainwater gets trapped by the stem sheaths. supplying drinking water to travelers in need.
Growing as an ornamental in MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Singapore.
Map marker is not precise.
Spotted on Mar 31, 2014
Submitted on Apr 6, 2014
1 Comment
I love these plants, and its funny people call them "palms", they are not